| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Sean West (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Vincent Abbott (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward White (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sammy Shumsky (fresh) C - Jamie Willis (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - James Hatfield (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Nicholas Trojan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stanley Briscoe (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Andrew Wiley (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert George (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Iowa | Edward White inbounds the ball | 31-32 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:38 | Iowa | Vincent Abbott misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 31-32 |
| 19:36 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Andrew Wiley | 31-32 |
| 19:16 | Northwestern | Sammy Shumsky steps in front of the Andrew Wiley pass | 31-32 |
| 18:56 | Iowa | Sammy Shumsky hits a jumper from the right block set up by Sean West and the foul's on James Hatfield - foul #2 on James Hatfield, team foul #1 | 33-32 |
| 18:56 | Iowa | Sammy Shumsky misses the free throw | 33-32 |
| 18:56 | Northwestern | Robert George grabs the board | 33-32 |
| 18:36 | Northwestern | Andrew Wiley blows the dunk but the foul's on Sammy Shumsky - foul #1 on Sammy Shumsky, team foul #1 | 33-32 |
| 18:36 | Northwestern | Andrew Wiley misses the 1st free throw | 33-32 |
| 18:36 | Northwestern | Andrew Wiley misses the 2nd free throw | 33-32 |
| 18:36 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Sammy Shumsky | 33-32 |
| 18:21 | Iowa | Vincent Abbott hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 35-32 |
| 18:17 | Northwestern | Nicholas Trojan is whistled for a carry | 35-32 |
| 17:52 | Iowa | Robert George is called for the reach on Jamie Willis - foul #2 on Robert George, team foul #2 | 35-32 |
| 17:42 | Iowa | Edward White misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 35-32 |
| 17:40 | Northwestern | Andrew Wiley grabs the defensive rebound | 35-32 |
| 17:25 | Northwestern | Andrew Wiley drills a shot in the lane | 35-34 |
| 17:04 | Iowa | Edward White throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-34 |
| Subs | Iowa | Stephen Shelton (PG), Louis Rudder (SF), Robert Hines (PF) Sean West, Edward White, Sammy Shumsky | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joe Nisbett (SG), Michael Hargrove (SF) Nicholas Trojan, Stanley Briscoe | |
| 16:37 | Northwestern | Joe Nisbett is called for traveling | 35-34 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jerome Poremski (PF), Ralph Brassell (C) Andrew Wiley, Robert George | |
| 16:21 | Iowa | Vincent Abbott can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 35-34 |
| 16:19 | Northwestern | Jerome Poremski snags the defensive board | 35-34 |
| 15:59 | Northwestern | James Hatfield misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-34 |
| 15:57 | Iowa | Robert Hines gets the rebound | 35-34 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Stephen Shelton (fresh) SG - Vincent Abbott (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Louis Rudder (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Hines (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jamie Willis (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - James Hatfield (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joe Nisbett (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Hargrove (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jerome Poremski (fresh) 3 reb. C - Ralph Brassell (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Iowa | Stephen Shelton is whistled for a carry | 35-34 |
| Subs | Iowa | Sean West (PG), Edward White (SF), Sammy Shumsky (PF), Michael Williams (C) Vincent Abbott, Louis Rudder, Robert Hines, Jamie Willis | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Henry Ferguson (PG), Nicholas Trojan (SG), Stanley Briscoe (SF), Robert George (C) James Hatfield, Joe Nisbett, Michael Hargrove, Ralph Brassell | |
| 15:31 | Northwestern | Edward White steals the ball from Henry Ferguson | 35-34 |
| 15:22 | Iowa | Sammy Shumsky hits the finger roll on a great pass from Stephen Shelton | 37-34 |
| 15:05 | Northwestern | Robert George can't connect on a jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Edward White - foul #1 on Edward White, team foul #2 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Andrew Wiley (PF) Jerome Poremski | |
| 15:05 | Northwestern | Robert George makes the 1st free throw | 37-35 |
| 15:05 | Northwestern | Robert George misses the 2nd free throw | 37-35 |
| 15:05 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Sammy Shumsky | 37-35 |
| 14:52 | Iowa | Sean West connects on the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Edward White | 40-35 |
| 14:23 | Northwestern | Robert George misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 40-35 |
| 14:21 | Iowa | Michael Williams grabs the board | 40-35 |
| 14:16 | Iowa | Stephen Shelton misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-35 |
| 14:14 | Iowa | Stephen Shelton grabs the offensive rebound | 40-35 |
| 13:52 | Iowa | Stephen Shelton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-35 |
| Subs | Iowa | Vincent Abbott (SG), Louis Rudder (SF), Jamie Willis (PF) Stephen Shelton, Edward White, Sammy Shumsky | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Hatfield (PG), Ralph Brassell (C) Henry Ferguson, Robert George | |
| 13:44 | Northwestern | Stanley Briscoe dunks the ball | 40-37 |
| 13:26 | Iowa | Jamie Willis connects on the shot from the left block and he's fouled by Andrew Wiley - foul #1 on Andrew Wiley, team foul #3 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joe Nisbett (SG), Michael Hargrove (SF) Nicholas Trojan, Stanley Briscoe | |
| 13:26 | Iowa | Jamie Willis makes the free throw | 43-37 |
| 13:19 | Northwestern | Joe Nisbett misses the wide open 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-37 |
| 13:18 | Iowa | Michael Williams grabs the board | 43-37 |
| 13:03 | Iowa | Michael Williams's fadeaway is rejected by Ralph Brassell | 43-37 |
| 13:02 | Northwestern | Ralph Brassell grabs the defensive rebound | 43-37 |
| 12:50 | Northwestern | Andrew Wiley misses the easy open layup | 43-37 |
| 12:48 | Iowa | Jamie Willis gets the rebound | 43-37 |
| 12:34 | Iowa | Sean West is whistled for traveling | 43-37 |
| Subs | Iowa | Sammy Shumsky (PF) Michael Williams | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert George (C) Ralph Brassell | |
| 12:17 | Northwestern | Andrew Wiley drills a fadeaway near the basket | 43-39 |
| 12:09 | Iowa | James Hatfield steals it from Louis Rudder | 43-39 |
| 12:06 | Northwestern | Michael Hargrove can't finish the layup | 43-39 |
| 12:04 | Northwestern | Michael Hargrove tips it home | 43-41 |
| 11:49 | Iowa | Jamie Willis can't finish the layup | 43-41 |
| 11:48 | Northwestern | James Hatfield pulls down the rebound | 43-41 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Sean West (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Vincent Abbott (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Louis Rudder (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Sammy Shumsky (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jamie Willis (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - James Hatfield (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joe Nisbett (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Hargrove (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Andrew Wiley (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Robert George (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Northwestern | Michael Hargrove's pass is intercepted by Sean West | 43-41 |
| 11:15 | Iowa | Sean West connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-41 |
| 11:00 | Northwestern | Robert George misses long on a jumper from close range | 46-41 |
| 10:58 | Iowa | Sean West gets the rebound | 46-41 |
| 10:41 | Iowa | Jamie Willis is called for 5 seconds | 46-41 |
| Subs | Iowa | Stephen Shelton (PG), Edward White (SF), Michael Williams (C) Sean West, Louis Rudder, Sammy Shumsky | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Nicholas Trojan (SG), Stanley Briscoe (SF), Jerome Poremski (PF) Joe Nisbett, Michael Hargrove, Andrew Wiley | |
| 10:31 | Northwestern | Nicholas Trojan connects on the runner from the left block on a nice dish by James Hatfield | 46-43 |
| 10:21 | Iowa | Vincent Abbott is fouled on the floor by Robert George - foul #3 on Robert George, team foul #4 | 46-43 |
| 10:10 | Iowa | Jerome Poremski blocks the jumper by Stephen Shelton | 46-43 |
| 10:09 | Northwestern | Jerome Poremski pulls down the rebound | 46-43 |
| 09:42 | Northwestern | James Hatfield makes the contested 3 from the left corner set up by Nicholas Trojan | 46-46 |
| 09:30 | Iowa | Stephen Shelton is whistled for traveling | 46-46 |
| Subs | Iowa | Sammy Shumsky (PF) Jamie Willis | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Henry Ferguson (PG), Ralph Brassell (C) James Hatfield, Robert George | |
| 09:09 | Northwestern | Stanley Briscoe knocks in the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Henry Ferguson | 46-48 |
| 08:56 | Iowa | Edward White misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 46-48 |
| 08:54 | Iowa | Vincent Abbott snags the offensive board | 46-48 |
| 08:37 | Iowa | Vincent Abbott makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-48 |
| 08:21 | Northwestern | Stanley Briscoe lays it up and in on a great pass from Jerome Poremski | 49-50 |
| 08:10 | Iowa | Michael Williams evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Jerome Poremski - foul #2 on Jerome Poremski, team foul #5 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Iowa | Sean West (PG), Louis Rudder (SF) Stephen Shelton, Edward White | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Hatfield (PG), Andrew Wiley (PF), Robert George (C) Henry Ferguson, Jerome Poremski, Ralph Brassell | |
| 08:10 | Iowa | Michael Williams makes the 1st free throw | 50-50 |
| 08:10 | Iowa | Michael Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 51-50 |
| 08:08 | Northwestern | James Hatfield is called for traveling in the backcourt | 51-50 |
| 07:49 | Iowa | Sean West misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 51-50 |
| 07:47 | Northwestern | Robert George grabs the board | 51-50 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Sean West (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Vincent Abbott (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Louis Rudder (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Sammy Shumsky (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - James Hatfield (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Nicholas Trojan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Stanley Briscoe (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Andrew Wiley (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Robert George (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:20 | Northwestern | James Hatfield is fouled on the floor by Sean West - foul #3 on Sean West, team foul #3 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Hines (PF), Jamie Willis (C) Sammy Shumsky, Michael Williams | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joe Nisbett (SG), Michael Hargrove (SF) Nicholas Trojan, Stanley Briscoe | |
| 07:07 | Northwestern | Andrew Wiley's layup is rejected by Jamie Willis | 51-50 |
| 07:05 | Northwestern | Andrew Wiley tips it back up and in | 51-52 |
| 06:58 | Iowa | Robert George swats the layup by Jamie Willis | 51-52 |
| 06:56 | Iowa | Jamie Willis hits the follow up shot | 53-52 |
| 06:44 | Northwestern | Joe Nisbett scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by James Hatfield | 53-55 |
| 06:35 | Iowa | Vincent Abbott misses the 3 from straight away | 53-55 |
| 06:34 | Northwestern | Michael Hargrove pulls down the rebound | 53-55 |
| 06:16 | Northwestern | Michael Hargrove jams it set up by James Hatfield and he's hacked by Jamie Willis - foul #2 on Jamie Willis, team foul #4 | 53-57 |
| Subs | Iowa | Stephen Shelton (SG), Edward White (SF) Vincent Abbott, Louis Rudder | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 06:16 | Northwestern | Michael Hargrove makes the free throw | 53-58 |
| 06:00 | Iowa | Sean West misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-58 |
| 05:58 | Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Stephen Shelton | 53-58 |
| 05:46 | Iowa | Sean West hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-58 |
| 05:44 | Northwestern | Andrew Wiley snags the defensive board | 53-58 |
| 05:26 | Northwestern | Michael Hargrove misses badly on a shot from close range | 53-58 |
| 05:25 | Iowa | Edward White grabs the board | 53-58 |
| 05:13 | Iowa | Michael Hargrove swats the short shot by Edward White | 53-58 |
| 05:12 | Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Edward White | 53-58 |
| 05:02 | Iowa | James Hatfield picks off the pass by Robert Hines | 53-58 |
| 05:02 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-58 |
| Subs | Iowa | Vincent Abbott (SG), Sammy Shumsky (PF), Michael Williams (C) Sean West, Robert Hines, Jamie Willis | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Nicholas Trojan (SG), Stanley Briscoe (SF) Joe Nisbett, Michael Hargrove | |
| 04:44 | Northwestern | Robert George hits the finger roll | 53-60 |
| 04:31 | Iowa | Vincent Abbott comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 53-60 |
| 04:29 | Northwestern | Andrew Wiley snags the defensive board | 53-60 |
| 04:10 | Northwestern | James Hatfield is fouled on the floor by Stephen Shelton - foul #3 on Stephen Shelton, team foul #5 | 53-60 |
| 04:00 | Northwestern | Robert George drills a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by James Hatfield | 53-62 |
| 03:47 | Iowa | Vincent Abbott knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Michael Williams | 56-62 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Stephen Shelton (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Vincent Abbott (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward White (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Sammy Shumsky (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - James Hatfield (fresh) 11 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - Nicholas Trojan (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Stanley Briscoe (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Andrew Wiley (fresh) 12 pts. 10 reb. C - Robert George (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:38 | Northwestern | Nicholas Trojan misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Edward White - foul #2 on Edward White, team foul #6 | 56-62 |
| 03:38 | Northwestern | Nicholas Trojan makes the 1st free throw | 56-63 |
| 03:38 | Northwestern | Nicholas Trojan makes the 2nd free throw | 56-64 |
| 03:29 | Iowa | Michael Williams is hacked by Robert George - foul #4 on Robert George, team foul #6 | 56-64 |
| 03:17 | Iowa | Vincent Abbott is called for traveling | 56-64 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ralph Brassell (C) Robert George | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:02 | Northwestern | Stanley Briscoe misses long on a fadeaway in the paint | 56-64 |
| 03:00 | Iowa | Sammy Shumsky grabs the defensive rebound | 56-64 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:40 | Iowa | Michael Williams misses badly on a turnaround from the left block | 56-64 |
| 02:39 | Northwestern | Andrew Wiley snags the defensive board | 56-64 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:37 | Northwestern | James Hatfield is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 56-64 |
| Subs | Iowa | Sean West (PG) Vincent Abbott | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jerome Poremski (PF) Andrew Wiley | |
| 02:32 | Iowa | Michael Williams scores on a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Sean West | 58-64 |
| 02:32 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 58-64 |
| Subs | Iowa | Vincent Abbott (SG) Stephen Shelton | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Andrew Wiley (PF), Robert George (C) Jerome Poremski, Ralph Brassell | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:17 | Northwestern | James Hatfield can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 58-64 |
| 02:16 | Northwestern | Robert George misses the tip | 58-64 |
| 02:15 | Northwestern | Stanley Briscoe pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-64 |
| 01:58 | Northwestern | Andrew Wiley is hacked by Sammy Shumsky - foul #2 on Sammy Shumsky, team foul #7 | 58-64 |
| 01:58 | Northwestern | Andrew Wiley makes the 1st free throw | 58-65 |
| 01:58 | Northwestern | Andrew Wiley makes the 2nd free throw | 58-66 |
| 01:51 | Iowa | Sean West hits a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Vincent Abbott | 61-66 |
| 01:23 | Northwestern | James Hatfield throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-66 |
| 01:03 | Iowa | Sean West is fouled on the floor by Andrew Wiley - foul #2 on Andrew Wiley, team foul #7 | 61-66 |
| 01:03 | Iowa | Sean West makes the 1st free throw | 62-66 |
| 01:03 | Iowa | Sean West makes the 2nd free throw | 63-66 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:43 | Northwestern | Robert George lays it in set up by Nicholas Trojan | 63-68 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:39 | Iowa | Edward White misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 63-68 |
| 00:37 | Northwestern | James Hatfield pulls down the rebound | 63-68 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:34 | Northwestern | Sean West is called for the reach on James Hatfield in the backcourt - foul #4 on Sean West, team foul #8 | 63-68 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Henry Ferguson (SG), Joe Nisbett (SF), Michael Hargrove (C) Nicholas Trojan, Stanley Briscoe, Robert George | |
| 00:34 | Northwestern | James Hatfield misses the 1st free throw | 63-68 |
| 00:34 | Iowa | Sammy Shumsky gets the rebound | 63-68 |
| 00:26 | Iowa | Vincent Abbott misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 63-68 |
| 00:24 | Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Sean West | 63-68 |
| 00:20 | Iowa | Vincent Abbott loses the ball out of bounds | 63-68 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Stanley Briscoe (SF) James Hatfield | |
| 00:19 | Northwestern | Michael Hargrove is fouled in the backcourt by Vincent Abbott - foul #2 on Vincent Abbott, team foul #9 | 63-68 |
| 00:19 | Northwestern | Michael Hargrove makes the 1st free throw | 63-69 |
| 00:19 | Northwestern | Michael Hargrove makes the 2nd free throw | 63-70 |
| 00:15 | Iowa | Sean West misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 63-70 |
| 00:13 | Northwestern | Andrew Wiley snags the defensive board | 63-70 |
| 00:13 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 63-70 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert George (C) Stanley Briscoe | |
| 00:10 | Northwestern | Vincent Abbott is called for the reach on Joe Nisbett in the backcourt - foul #3 on Vincent Abbott, team foul #10 | 63-70 |
| 00:10 | Northwestern | Joe Nisbett makes the 1st free throw | 63-71 |
| 00:10 | Northwestern | Joe Nisbett makes the 2nd free throw | 63-72 |
| 00:04 | Iowa | Vincent Abbott drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Edward White | 66-72 |
| 00:02 | Northwestern | Michael Hargrove is hacked by Vincent Abbott in the backcourt - foul #4 on Vincent Abbott, team foul #11 | 66-72 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Stanley Briscoe (SF) Robert George | |
| 00:02 | Northwestern | Michael Hargrove makes the 1st free throw | 66-73 |
| 00:02 | Northwestern | Michael Hargrove makes the 2nd free throw | 66-74 |
| 00:00 | Iowa | Edward White clanks a halfcourt shot | 66-74 |